⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Heat got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ WSH better than we expected
▼ MIA better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 5 points worse than our numbers for the Wizards.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Heat won, and why the Wizards did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 4 in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Wizards
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run cut a 16-point deficit to 4
Q2 0:28 · WSH 54-58 MIA
- Ties it
Jarvis Hayes made 3 ft Jumper. Assisted by Larry Hughes.
Q4 2:26 · WSH 102-102 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas Offensive Foul
Q4 1:20 · WSH 102-106 MIA
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas Foul
Q4 1:20 · WSH 102-106 MIA
- Turnover
Gilbert Arenas Bad Pass. Stolen by Eddie Jones.
Q4 0:44 · WSH 104-112 MIA
Heat
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 7:13 · WSH 8-18 MIA
- Winner
Eddie Jones made 2 ft Two Point Shot.
Q4 2:01 · WSH 102-104 MIA
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 14
Q4 0:48 · WSH 104-118 MIA
Bad plays
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade Lost Ball. Stolen by Larry Hughes.
Q4 4:35 · WSH 92-96 MIA
- Turnover
Dwyane Wade Bad Pass. Stolen by Larry Hughes.
Q4 3:43 · WSH 96-99 MIA
- Turnover
Eddie Jones Bad Pass. Stolen by Jarvis Hayes.
Q4 2:31 · WSH 100-102 MIA
📊The numbers
| WSH | MIA | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 56% |
| 7 | Threes made | 8 |
| 26% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 25 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 29 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 25 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 6 |
